Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-07
IN EXCELLENT ORDER.


In the second story arc five sleep
ing rooms for veterans, and in the
third story four-twelve beds on each
floor. Two bathrooms and closets
and lavatory on the second floor.
Each sleeping room has one or
more dressing-cases with mirrors and
drawers, two or more beds, an easy
chair for each man, soiled clothes
bags, brush-holders, "housewives, ="
with places for combs, pins, etc, and
other necessary furniture and conven-
fences. The rooms are all newly
painted and well-lighted by windows.
Arrangements have just been made
for painting the outside of the house.
THE BEDS.
The bedsteads are of iron, painted
black, 81 size. The frame is light
and shapely. Each bed has one of
the Hartford woven wire spring bot
toms, upon which is l5-pound
mattress Of best curled hair. On this
is spread two white cotton sheets, a
wooden blanket of fine quality, a
quilted comforter" and a white
lowered Marseilles spread The pill
lows are the best geese feathers, and
plenty Of them. No beds could be
neater or more comfortable. Quilted
blankets for the beds, made with
white ground in which is sewed the
various corps badges in red cambric,
have been given to the Home by the
st. Johnsbury Relief Corps. They
are very pretty, made Of the best ma
terial of cotton goods. There are b
relief corps in the state, and about
20 of them have made presents 10
the Home, either in money or useful
manufactured articles.
Captain Coffey, his wife and child
live in the Home occupying a sitting
room and bedroom on the first floor,
north side. BY the way, they have
in their private dining-room a mahog-
any side-board that is known TO be
40 YEARS Old,
which the Captain recently bought Of
Merritt Burgess of Bennington.
The farm belonging TO the Home
contains 200 acres 100 of meadow
and 100 of hllage land, pasture and
grove. The Captain has cnt 100
tons of hay this season, most Of which
he will feed out TO the eleven COWS
and team of horses belonging TO the
Home. He has grown 2jO bushels
of potatoes, and all the other vegeta-
bles needed for the year, 600 cab
bages, 2j bushels Of turnips, etc.
A laundry has been fitted up in
the ell, where all the washing is done
with steam. The house is heated
with steam from Victor boiler Of
the capacity of p radiators.
The veterans are dressed in the old
army uniform in full. Everything
necessary is furnished them free of
cost, tobacco, stationery, postage,
etc. Medical attendance is also free,
and a room is neatly fitted up for the
sick. DR.. Charles G. Jennings, and
DIR. Fred Pratt are the regular physi-
clans of the Home, with DIR. Lyman
Rogers for consultation.
If any Of the veterans draw a pen
sion it goes to the Home, unless he
has needy and dependent relatives. in
which case it is sent TO them.
THE HOUSE AND Farm.
and everything connected with them
are managed by Captain Coiiey,
genial, pleasant gentleman, full Of
good spirits and mirth. He went
out first with the First Vermont, Col.
Phelps, for three months. and when
that regiment was mustered out he
went off with the Fourth Vermont,
Colonel Stoughton, for three years.
The Captain was IN all the engage
ments Of the regiments until disabled
by a wound. lie was
WOUNDED THREE TIMES,
first at Fredericksburg on top Of the
head-a very close call-second in
right thigh, flesh wound, at Banks
Ford the third and last time at Fair
fax Court House, where be had a
big hole shot through his left leg, be-
low the knee. "By the way" said the
Captain, a. he showed the ugly scar,
sit is just twenty-three years ago
this day that / got that wound" lie /
Is A years old, and Of course was
very young when in the service. Mrs.
Coffey is an estimable lady, kind and /
pleasant, and a favorite among the
aides Of Bennington.
AT present there are only eighteen
soldiers at the Home, but applica-
ions have been made by others 10
make the number upwards Of fifty,
about half Of whom are residents of
Vermont, and the other half residents
# other states at present, though /
hey served ia Vermont regiments
ID were credited to the state. i
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LIST or THOSE SOW nEEE.
With their company letter, number
4 regiment, residence aud their pres
mt ages, respectively, the age beng
tated last. All are residents Of Xer-
mont
Lewis \. Beeman, Co. 1. 9Th Va.
'wanton, 80.
George l.. Chase, D., 3d Va,
Iontpelier, 65.